Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jackson County, Mississippi, May 21, 1985
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.38, -88.82) to the end point (30.42, -88.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1985, 2:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Jackson County
- Path
- 3.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 21, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1985 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1985 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.4 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1985 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1985 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1985 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.